Be Prepared

Sunday May 5th is the first day of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA) National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The start of the 2024 hurricane season less than a month away and there are early indicators of an active year in the tropics.

As the Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its peak weeks of activity, disaster-relief agencies are gearing up for the worst and hoping for the best. Should disaster strike, the nonprofits need people to help and are looking for volunteers to train. The volunteers will learn how to help the recovery when the environment whips up rough seas, high waves, storm surge, and screaming winds that can leave a place in shambles after the hurricane and tornadoes embedded within it take everything away. Lee County. American Red Cross. United Way. Florida Gulf Coast University

Hurricanes and tropical storms are disruptive to someone's property, education and job when they make landfall. But something we don't often consider is the short- and long-term effects on mental health.

The forecast largely falls in step with NOAA's updated hurricane season outlook, also released Thursday, in continuing to predict an above-average hurricane season.

Janet Keeler, a former longtime food editor for the Tampa Bay Times, says we should think outside of the soup can.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center calls for an active storm season ahead. For the Atlantic Hurricane season,…